Despite substantial gains in education, politics and employment, women are less happy today than they were 30 years ago.

Self-reported levels of stress are up, happiness is down and women in stressful jobs have a 40% increased risk of heart disease, and a 60% greater risk of diabetes.

The traditional male-dominated model of success - equated with long hours and office face-time; isn’t working. As women have chipped away at the glass ceiling, their success has been at the expense of their personal health and well-being.

“I can’t tolerate people pretending their life is perfect, when clearly it is tough. It makes me feel like there is something wrong with me and that I am not good enough. I put on a smiley face at work and with my friends, but the truth is I don’t feel good enough and I worry about my future”

“Everything I’ve worked for has just lost it’s importance to me. I have really no idea what to do or where to go next. I desperately want to do something more meaningful, but I can’t figure out what that is”

“If I get really honest with myself, I realise I’m just not performing at my peak anymore. I’m not at my best anymore and it scares me”

“I feel so unappreciated at work. They promote new policies for working mothers, but it doesn’t help if your manager doesn’t follow them. What I really want to do is tell them off, but I end up coming back each day stuffing down my anger and resentment”